This is the first time this has happend, and its very strange. I started up my computer, and when booting, it said "The ammount of system memory has changed." So it goes on and loads XP, and when it gets to the login screen i get the blue screen of death. So i restart it, and then it gives me another message that says "Windows NT needs at least 7Mb of system memory to run. Please contact your manufactorer. Memory Adresss (bunch of numbers)" So after 5 times of restarting, I only get the "Address of the system memory has changed." and it goes on, loads XP and runs fine, but im afraid to restart it. It's not a virus, because this computer's never gone on the internet, and my system info still says i have the same ammount of memory: 255Mb.
What just happend and what should I do??
2007-01-23 08:34:07 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
Sounds like your memory may have developed a defect.
I have a program that checks memory using a 3.5" floppy.
2007-01-23 08:43:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, unless you added memory, or subtracted it, you shouldn't get that message.. and, most computers won't give you that message if you added memory.
I have a couple of old ones that will do that, but, the newer ones don't.. they just boot up and go on.
however, 255 mb ain't much for most of today's applications, so, if possible, add at least another 256..
2007-01-23 08:39:43 · answer #2 · answered by chuckufarley2a 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first unplug your dimm and reinsert it. then see if it has improved you can also take a eraser to clean the coper points at the bottom before reinserting it. Try a boot disk with a memory tester and test your memory it may have gone bad or your memory bus has gone bad.
2007-01-23 08:40:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like it just died, mostly. You could have bad RAM. The RAM could have gotten unseated (not likely, but it is easy to check). Your motherboard could have cracked. This happens to every computer eventually. It could have been from a dead case fan that let your motherboard cook. You may have to try to purchase a new motherboard. I don't know that I'd invest much more in an machine as old as yours seems to be.
2007-01-23 08:39:16 · answer #4 · answered by Kokopelli 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
attempt this defragment... run an finished virus test delete any unused products like video games or software you dont use... in case you arnt very computing gadget savy then dont bypass deleting a collection of stuff esp in case you dont understand what that is thats the fastest thanks to diminish to rubble ur rig... different then that ummm yeah do a perilous disease test on your finished device... it is going to prolly take about 4 hours reckoning on how massive your not person-friendly drives are...
2016-10-16 00:13:48 · answer #5 · answered by filonuk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋